Ryan C. Thomas is an award-winning journalist and novelist living in San Diego, CA. He is the author of several novels, including THE SUMMER I DIED, BORN TO BLEED, SALTICIDAE, HISSERS, HISSERS 2: DEATH MARCH, THE UNDEAD WORLD OF OZ, RATINGS GAME, ORIGIN OF PAIN, and BUGBOY. When he's not writing, he can be found on the road playing in numerous bands. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two dogs. His website is www.ryancthomas.com"If you want a book to scare the $#!@ out of you on your next camping trip, you can't do any better than The Summer I Died!" - BloodyDisgusting.com"Thomas may very well be the next big name in extreme horror."- Hellnotes"This book hooked me in hard. I blazed through it, loving every minute of it. 9 out of10!"- Creature Corner.com"The Summer I Died is one wicked trip through man-made hell and I was glad I hitched a ride. Four out of five stars."- Insidious Reflections"The Summer I Died is intense! It's everything you wish Hostel was."- HorrorWatch.com"The Summer I Died takes us deep into the bowels of hell where Thomas doesn't hold any punches."- SciFiHorrorBooks.com"A hell of a promising book for a hell of a writer."- WretchedAndViolent.com"I loved this book [The Summer I Died]...it makes an Eli Roth film look like Sesame Street."- OzHorrorScope.com"Thomas keeps you in suspense and keeps the pages flying."- Horror-web.com"The Summer I Dead isn't a movie. God damn though, if it doesn't remind me of a down and dirty drive-in splatfest, 70's style."- HorrorDrive-in.com"My muscles were actually sore the day after I finished reading this book because I was so tensed up."- Multiverse Reviews